Here’s Five Irrational Thoughts That Hinder Your Self-Growth

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Overgeneralizing

People who overgeneralize come to a conclusion about themselves based on one situation. They believe that the outcome of one event determines what their future. Like the student who gets a low score on the SAT and now thinks they shouldn’t go to college. The mother who was reported to her city’s children’s protective services who now thinks she is a bad mother and will always get reported in the future. Making assumptions about things you don’t know or based on one event provokes anxiety. You feel defeated before anything even happens. When you have these thoughts, you must ask yourself if these thoughts will benefit you in the long-term. Will these thoughts sabotage you? Are these thoughts going to engatively affect your relationships? Are they supported by facts? Challenging your thoughts help you to assess how unhealthy these thoughts are and how they affect your life.